counted upon
Example Sentences
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That’s why a little weakness can be counted upon to spark interest in hedging a stock portfolio.
From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025
In particular, Andres Munoz and Matt Brash — both in full nastiness at age 24 — will be counted upon to be dominant in late-inning leverage situations.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023
Also, the comfort of returning home to “this place which was all his own, these things which were so glad to see him again and could always be counted upon for the same simple welcome.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2022
Parham will be counted upon to stand tall again, this time after taking the most frightening of falls.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2022
Her very existence continued to be known only to those few outsiders who, like “Dogbreath” Doge, could be counted upon to believe in the story of her “ill health.”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
